The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 194, Issue 3 , Pages 313-316 , September 2007

Posttraumatic free intraperitoneal rupture of liver cystic echinococcosis: a case series and review of literature

  • Gurkan Ozturk, M.D.

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    • Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Atatürk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey
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  • Bulent Aydinli, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Atatürk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +90-442-3166333, ext. 2247; fax: +90-442-3166340.
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  • M. Ilhan Yildirgan, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Atatürk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey
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  • Mahmut Basoglu, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Atatürk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey
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  • S. Selcuk Atamanalp, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Atatürk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey
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  • K. Yalcin Polat, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Atatürk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey
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  • Fatih Alper, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Atatürk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey
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  • Bulent Guvendi, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Atatürk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey
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  • M. Nuran Akcay, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Atatürk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey
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  • Durkaya Oren, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Atatürk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey

Received 11 January 2006 ,Revised 17 November 2006

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PII: S0002-9610(07)00187-0

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.11.014

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 194, Issue 3 , Pages 313-316 , September 2007

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